“Our 2023 Grand Jury Prize film is WILL YOU LOOK AT ME. This unique documentary is a heartfelt look into the filmmaker’s life and a compelling examination of grief, nostalgia, and regret.”
Barry Smoot—24fps Festival Director
2023 Jury Awards
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GRAND JURY PRIZE
WILL YOU LOOK AT ME
Director: Shuli Huang
China -
SILVER MEDAL
WE WERE MEANT TO
Director: Tari Wariebi
USA -
BRONZE MEDAL
BIG BANG
Director: Carlos Segundo
Brazil / France -
MEDAL ALTERNATE
LAY ME BY THE SHORE
Director: David Findlay
Canada -
AUDIENCE AWARD
WE WERE MEANT TO
Director: Tari Wariebi
USA -
HORIZON AWARD
THE BALLAD OF FRED FORT
Director: Bruno Mattos Rubeiz
USA -
KUROSAWA AWARD--Creative Excellence
DEMON BOX
Director: Sean Wainsteim
Canada -
LUMINARIA AWARD--Cinematography
POWER SIGNAL
Director of Photography: Zach Kuperstein
USA -
RED CITATION HUMANITARIAN AWARD
LITURGY OF ANTI-TANK OBSTACLES
Director: Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk
Ukraine -
BEST DIRECTOR
LKHAGVADULAM PUREV-OCHIR
Snow in September
Mongolia -
BEST ACTOR
CHRIS STACK
A Better Half
USA -
BEST ACTRESS
LEILI RASHID
It Turns Blue
The Republic of Iran -
BEST SCREENPLAY
BABA
Writer: Maziyar Khatam
Canada -
BEST INTERNATIONAL FICTION
IT TURNS BLUE
Director: Shadi Karamroudi
The Republic of Iran -
BEST US FICTION
THE RESEMBLANCE
Director: Derek Nguyen
USA -
BEST NON-FICTION
WILL YOU LOOK AT ME
Director: Shuli Huang
China -
BEST ANIMATION
THE FLYING SAILOR
Directors: Amanda Forbis, Wendy Tilby
Canada -
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
WARPATH SHOWDOWN 2: CENTENARY
Art Direction: Maksym Dimitrenko
Ukraine -
BEST EDITING
PORTRAIT
Editor: Marin Nekic
Croatia -
BEST SOUND DESIGN
WARPATH SHOWDOWN 2: CENTENARY
Composer: Aleksander Cherniy
Ukraine -
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
WARPATH SHOWDOWN 2: CENTENARY
Composer: Aleksander Cherniy
Ukraine -
Special Jury Citation--Ensemble performance
SNOW IN SEPTEMBER
Mongolia -
Special Jury Citation--Excellence in Design
PORTRAIT
Set Design: Eva Mikovic
Costume Design: Anamarija Stancic
Director of Photography: Vedran Rapo
Croatia -
Special Juty Citation--Special Effects
WARPATH SHOWDOWN 2: CENTENARY
Sergy Belous
Dmitry Vashchuk
Yura Radchenko
Yura Ostankulov
Ukraine
